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NATIVE WOMEN MISSING IN CANADA - NEW RELEASES
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The women/girls listed on this page are NEWLY listed as MISSING.
PLEASE notify the proper authorities if you have ANY information about any of these cases.
Some of these are runaways, while others are women or girls who disappeared without any indication of WHY. It is our hope that these women/girls will be found before they are added to our MURDERED pages.
Miigwetch!!
MISSING
Dorcas Gail Shorson
DORCAS GAIL SHORSON, aged 24, of Surrey BC was last seen April 2, 2005 when she left the family home
on Larner Road.
Shorson is described as aboriginal, five feet five inches tall, 131 pounds
with red hair and brown eyes. She was wearing jeans and a blue coat when
last seen.
Police say the missing woman is likely a sex-trade worker in Vancouver or
Surrey and is taking drugs.
"We're worried about her because she is in a line of work that is very
risky," said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Diane Blain.
"We are hoping that people will have eyes and ears for her out there and
that they can call us to say that she is safe."
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UNSOLVED
 
Renee Gunning, aged 19 has been missing from Fort St. John since February 18, 2005. As a result of the investigation, it is now believed that she may be traveling with another female, Naomi Lynn RATCLIFFE. Naomi is a 15 year old female who has also been missing from Fort St. John since February 18, 2005. Naomi is described as being approximately 5'2 in height and 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
They may be traveling to the Penticton area, however this is not confirmed. If anyone has seen either Naomi or Rene please contact the Fort St. John RCMP at (250)787-8140.
Tawyna Megan Lisk, aged 16, was last seen on on Sunday,July 18th, 2004. when she called a friend from Vernon and stated she was going to Calgary Alberta .
Tawyna is described as:
Native
Ht: 170 cm (5' 7")
Wt: 73 kg (162 lbs)
Reddish Brown hair, shoulder length
Brown eyes
As there is some indication that Tawnya may have gone to the Calgary area and that her mode of transportation is unknown, it is suspected she may have hitch-hiked. Steps are underway with Ministry of Children and Family’s in both BC and Alberta to establish her whereabouts.
If anyone has any information in regards to Tawnya’s whereabouts, please contact Kamloops City Detachment RCMP at 250-828-3000.
The Saskatoon Police Service is requesting the assistance of the public in determining the whereabouts of a missing person.
Dahleen Kay BosseDaleen Bosse is a fourth-year education student at the University of
Saskatchewan and the mother of a three-year-old girl.
She disappeared May 18 after an Assembly of First Nations function.
Her mother, Pauline Muskego, has been meeting with
police and trying to console their granddaughter.
"Every time we come back she says 'Did you find my mom?'"<.i> she said. "And we
say, 'Not yet, we're still looking.' We're continuing to tell her that
we're looking for her mom, that we will find her and that she'll be OK."
Frustrated by the lack of progress Muskego hired a private investigator
earlier this month.
Todd Hrabok of Saskatoon Private Investigations, said Bosse may have been
spotted at a bank machine a couple of days after she disappeared, but her
ATM card doesn't seem to have been used since then.
He also said the discovery of the missing woman's car last month hints at
foul play.
"There's a lot of kilometers put on the car. There's a steering wheel cover
that was missing. Some floor mats from the front, seat covers from seats,
and a child seat in the back," he said.
"Generally what I think as an investigator is that's a clean up of a crime
scene. We wouldn't like to think of it that way but that's the way it's
looking."
The Onion Lake First Nation, where Muskego lives, has posted a $5,000
reward for information leading to the discovery of Ms. Bosse.
She was last seen on Friday, May 21, 2004 at the Scotia Bank in the Circle Centre on 8th St. Mall, .
Bosse is 25 years old, born 1979-03-25, she is of native descent and described as being 5'5", 175 lb., black shoulder length hair, medium complexion and she wears glasses. Daleen was driving a 2002 Chev Cavalier white in colour, Sask. Licence 764 DJS which has been located
Daleen is Member of the Onion Lake First Nation. That band office is offering a reward for information.
The family would like Daleen to know that they are very concerned of her well-being and would like her to return safely.
THIS $5000 REWARD WILL BE AWARDED TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS INSTRUMENTAL IN LOCATING
DALEEN KAY BOSSE (MUSKEGO).*
If you have any information please call:
Pauline at (306) 821-7610
or Delores at 1-888-217-8625 – ext. #226,
or Todd, Private Investigator, at (306) 975-0999 or 1-866-372-7574.
ALL CALLS WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
* The payment of this reward shall be determined solely in the discretion of the Onion Lake First Nation
MISSING
Lisa Marie Willier
LISA MARIE WILLIER, aged 15, of Bonnyville, Alberta, was last seen on October 13, 2004, in the town of Bonnyville, in the company of other youths from the area.
To date, her family has been unable to contact her.
Lisa Marie WILLIER is described as an Aboriginal Female, 160 cms (5'3"), 54 kgs (118 lbs), brown eyes, shoulder length brown hair. Lisa was last seen wearing blue jeans, and a black ‘hoodie’
If anyone has any information as to the exact whereabouts of Lisa Marie WILLIER they are being asked to contact the Bonnyville RCMP Detachment @ 780-826-3358 or 780-826-3350.
Sarah Strachan, aged 16, was last seen on Saturday, February 7th, 2004. She is described as a Native female, 5'6" tall, 100 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing black pants, a blue t-shirt and a black hoodie.
Also missing is
fourteen-year-old Leah Nestegard was last seen on Monday, February 9th. She is a Caucasian female, 5'5" tall, 148 lbs., with blond hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing black pants, a grey ski jacket and blue running shoes.
The girls are friends and investigators believe they are together. There is nothing in these disappearances to indicate foul play at this time and the investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to phone Coquitlam RCMP.
Phone: 604-945-1581
Fax: 604-552-7303
WINNIPEG - RCMP are searching for two teenaged twins from Teulon.
Fourteen-year-old Travis and Samantha Flett were in foster care in the Interlake town.
Police say Travis Flett was last seen with a foster family member at the Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg on December 21, 2003.
Samantha disappeared on April 13, 2004 while with a foster family member at a medical appointment in Winnipeg.
Police say repeated checks with friends and natural family members in Winnipeg have failed to locate either teen.
People have reported seeing Travis in Winnipeg, but police have not been able to confirm his whereabouts.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Teulon RCMP at (204) 886-3856 or Winnipeg Police at 986-6222.
Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating Christina Wallace, who was last seen in the area near Victoria Drive and East 47th Avenue, in Vancouver, on May 31st, 2004.
Ms. Wallace is a 72-year-old Native Indian woman described as, 5'7 in height and 130lbs. She has brown eyes and long hair that is "salt and pepper" grey in colour. She was wearing a white blouse, blue dress pants and a yellow and purple scarf. Ms. Wallace does suffer a bit of dementia and may be confused.
Police are asking for anyone who may know the whereabouts of Christina Wallace to call 911.
Tamra Jewel Keepness, aged 5, of Regina Saskatchewan disappeared from her bed sometime during the night of Monday July 5, 2004. She was last seen around 11 PM that night. In the morning, she was nowhere to be found, and her family contacted police just after lunch Tuesday.
Tamra lives with her mother, and five siblings, including her twin, in Regina's inner city.
Police say search and rescue organizations from Regina and Moose Jaw are helping out, and the city's major crimes unit is involved as well.
Tamra's father,Troy Keepness told reporters he hopes she's found as soon as possible.
"It's not like her to go off by herself," he said.
More than 20 police officers have been assigned to the search.
The circumstances of Keepness' disappearance -- from her bedroom overnight -- bear haunting similarity to those of Toronto's Cecilia Zhang.
It's a coincidence weighing on everyone who knows the missing girl.
"We hope that everything turns out okay," Keepness' aunt, Jamie Fabel told CTV. "We're just hoping for the best."
Described as aboriginal, with short, bobbed brown hair and brown eyes, Tamra stands at three foot five and with a slim build, weighs approximately 40 pounds.
When she was last seen, she was wearing a light blue striped halter top with pink accents, light blue jeans, and pink and white shoes.
Anyone who has seen the girl, or has any information pertaining to her whereabouts is being asked to contact the Regina Police Service at (306) 777-6500 or call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
EVA MITCHELL, aged 83, of Kelly Lake Métis Settlement near Pouce Coupe, B.C., some time during the afternoon Friday, August 20, 2004.
As of Aug. 30. 2004, the search has been called off. THIS ELDER IS STILL NOT FOUND!
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"We still haven't found my grandmother. I've hardly been sleeping," Mitchell's granddaughter, Rhonda Gauthier, said Monday. "We thought at first she'd just gone for a walk and we'd find her right away."
Gauthier thinks her grandmother went for one of her daily walks in the wilderness around the family home and got lost or disoriented.
"She can't see very well. She's just about blind in one eye. Her eyesight is very, very poor," she said. "My idea is that she went for a walk and took some route she used to take 20 or 30 years ago and she's lost."
"We've had searchers there day and night," said Gauthier. "The whole community is out there."
Mitchell has lived in Kelly Lake over 40 years, and was a hunter and trapper, said Gauthier.
"She's very well-loved and liked in the community. Everybody loves her."
Anyone with information is asked to call the Dawson Creek RCMP at (250) 784-3700.
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